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i had the opportunity to travel with congressman payne and his brother and others to rwanda and to the congo this past august and i saw how he was beloved among people in africa where he had traveled on many occasions before. we shared the experience of going to the memorial, to the victims of the genocide there, and congressman payne told me some stories of when he had been there with president clinton and president clinton had gone back and expressed his regrets in not having done more to prevent the genocide, but was a strong and supporting the nation of rwanda and the people getting their country back together. donald payne had a progressive record and was respected and loved by all. i was fortunate that my life intersected with his, for he made me feel at home as a member of this congress and as so many other members of the congressional black caucus have done didn't have to be a member of the congressional black caucus to be a member of the congressional black caucus. and i yield back. mr. roe: how much time do we have? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. m
i had the opportunity to travel with congressman payne and his brother and others to rwanda and to the congo this past august and i saw how he was beloved among people in africa where he had traveled on many occasions before. we shared the experience of going to the memorial, to the victims of the genocide there, and congressman payne told me some stories of when he had been there with president clinton and president clinton had gone back and expressed his regrets in not having done more to...
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you don't have to go to rwanda or angola, you can look right down the street in louisiana and see this. right down the street in new york city and see this. our brothers and our sisters are in desperate need of a helping hand. who will help them if not us, who? if not now? when? as scripture tells us to those to whom much is given, much is expected. yet to live your life so at the end of your journey you will know that your time here was well spent. that you left behind more than you take away. fifth, do xavier proud. you have a rich tradition to uphold, saint katherine drexel create add great police here in louisiana. the mission of this university has remained constant for the better part, i love it, to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing students to assume roles of leadership and service in the global society. let me repeat that so that you can think about it and let it sink in a little. xavier's mission is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a g
you don't have to go to rwanda or angola, you can look right down the street in louisiana and see this. right down the street in new york city and see this. our brothers and our sisters are in desperate need of a helping hand. who will help them if not us, who? if not now? when? as scripture tells us to those to whom much is given, much is expected. yet to live your life so at the end of your journey you will know that your time here was well spent. that you left behind more than you take away....
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and then he went on a mission to rwanda and launched a media campaign to raise awareness of the needs and the troubles and the nutritional challenges of rawandan children. in 2001 he went to south africa to support the campaign to reduce hiv-aids. the next year africare awarded him the bishop john walker distinguished humanitarian service award for his efforts to assist in africa. in 2004 he went to kenya to stress the importance of education for the children in that area. in 2006 he was the recipient of the b.e.t. humanitarian award and was named one of the nine award recipients by aarp magazine. happy birthday, harry belafonte. i love you, america loves you, and the entire world will always love and admire your artistic genius, your steadfast devotion to causes of justice, peace, and your enduring spirit to transform both our country and the world so it is a more compassionate, soulful, and just planet. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman yield back? mr. conyers: i'm going to yield at this time to the gentlelady from texas, ms. sheila jackson lee, as much time as she may con
and then he went on a mission to rwanda and launched a media campaign to raise awareness of the needs and the troubles and the nutritional challenges of rawandan children. in 2001 he went to south africa to support the campaign to reduce hiv-aids. the next year africare awarded him the bishop john walker distinguished humanitarian service award for his efforts to assist in africa. in 2004 he went to kenya to stress the importance of education for the children in that area. in 2006 he was the...
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it is striking to me that the mainame of elizabeth was a call this evening because she works in rwanda and to work in bosnia. she died in iraq. i think she would be right with me saying that intervention should have happened much, much sooner and what we mean by intervention? we mean bombs and bullets. if you stand back -- and i was advocating for that as ambassador -- i was advocating hard inside the white house for military intervention. what does that make me? when you get rid. were the least violent option is military intervention, what a failure. we should never be proud of that moment. when that is the only moment because we could have some have done something even putting our lives on the line is that wooded talk. if that sort would have taken. my sympathies are with you as to ask that question and i am very glad you asked. thank you. we can do one more. i am getting a sign from the back. you were first. ok. sorry. >> i want to tell you all so much for sharing with us. as a journalist, i have been a guest in many communities in many countries that contend with conflict. over tim
it is striking to me that the mainame of elizabeth was a call this evening because she works in rwanda and to work in bosnia. she died in iraq. i think she would be right with me saying that intervention should have happened much, much sooner and what we mean by intervention? we mean bombs and bullets. if you stand back -- and i was advocating for that as ambassador -- i was advocating hard inside the white house for military intervention. what does that make me? when you get rid. were the...
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you had rwanda 1994. sh i reserve the balance of my time needsa, 1995. i would love you to address what we could have done and didn't. i know there has been a report on this fairly recently about -- that albright brought together, didn't she, on rwanda? >> let's talk about what we developed as tools from this experience. number one, the icty, the yugoslavia tribunal. the possibility that you could localize responsibility in a few key leaders. milosevic went to the tribunal. there are other ways to respond to international criminal abuses. the second was the notion of diplomacy backed by force leading to a negotiation which is what holbrooke brilliantly did at deyton. and the third is the concept of atrocities prevention which -- and what madelyn albright and bill cohen and others did was bring -- madeleine albright and bill cohen and others did which was sign a directive -- atrocities prevention board for exactly the kind of early warning. and then finally democracy building. as a longer term ant doket -- antidote. and so these were horrible ep societies
you had rwanda 1994. sh i reserve the balance of my time needsa, 1995. i would love you to address what we could have done and didn't. i know there has been a report on this fairly recently about -- that albright brought together, didn't she, on rwanda? >> let's talk about what we developed as tools from this experience. number one, the icty, the yugoslavia tribunal. the possibility that you could localize responsibility in a few key leaders. milosevic went to the tribunal. there are...
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macedonia, georgia, the country, not my home state, rwanda belarus, saudi arabia, armenia. these are the countries based on a static list of economic models of rules and regulations and opportunity on economic success, places it is easier to succeed in today than in america. that's outrageous, mr. speaker. the president knows. if we're going to create jobs in this country you got to start where most jobs do, that's with small businesses. that's what he says but what he does is preside over a decline of opportunity in this country that puts us now below macedonia, saudi arabia, rwanda and belarus on the world economic stage. mr. speaker, from the department of labor, we see entrepreneurship in america has reached a 17-year low. entrepreneurship in america is at a 16-year low. business startups are at the lowest level since data was first collected in 1994. business startups at the lowest level since the data began to be collected at the department of labor in 1994. mr. speaker, this isn't a chart about business success. we all know that business is hard. you probably are mor
macedonia, georgia, the country, not my home state, rwanda belarus, saudi arabia, armenia. these are the countries based on a static list of economic models of rules and regulations and opportunity on economic success, places it is easier to succeed in today than in america. that's outrageous, mr. speaker. the president knows. if we're going to create jobs in this country you got to start where most jobs do, that's with small businesses. that's what he says but what he does is preside over a...
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now we've fallen way down and we trail now macedonia, georgia, rwanda, belarus, saudi arabia and ar mania. it's more attract to have start a business in those countryness that in the united states of america? and we wonder why? and we wonder why so many millions of americans are out of work? and we wonder why job creators, small business people won't hire people? and we tell them, you're going to follow the letter of the law or you're going to be fined? and we wonder why they leave our shores and go to other countries? if we're still wondering, we either are poorly informed or in denial. we have made it too hard for job creators to stay here. we have made it too hard for business people to make a decision to hire people. we have made it too expensive for them and leave them no alternative but to stay on the sidelines. so when the president asks, why are these people on the sidelines, what are they investing? i'll say, please find the nearest mirror. look in there. is this administration -- it's this administration and these laws that have put a choke-hold on the economy. so i thank the ge
now we've fallen way down and we trail now macedonia, georgia, rwanda, belarus, saudi arabia and ar mania. it's more attract to have start a business in those countryness that in the united states of america? and we wonder why? and we wonder why so many millions of americans are out of work? and we wonder why job creators, small business people won't hire people? and we tell them, you're going to follow the letter of the law or you're going to be fined? and we wonder why they leave our shores...
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the are wanted -- rwanda government chased them. they had all kind of grievances kens koni and others. so it became a caldhon of violence. we are working on a governmental and non-governmental level, on the civilian side and the military side. but it still is a dangerous place. it really goes to show how a poorly governed country is unable to protect its own people, to run an economy, to try to offer legitimate paths to better futures for people. so we are trying to build up the government and the institutions. i will end with this one story. when i was in one city, i learned that the way that the congolese military, which was notorious for having all these rogue commanders and soldiers who would rape, and pillage and steal and never been disciplined. they paid them by giving a big load of cash, like a pickup truck filled with cash, which was then either driven or put to a plane or even carried by occur euros courier's. a lot of the soldiers weren't paid for years, and they turned to illegal activities to feed themselves and their f
the are wanted -- rwanda government chased them. they had all kind of grievances kens koni and others. so it became a caldhon of violence. we are working on a governmental and non-governmental level, on the civilian side and the military side. but it still is a dangerous place. it really goes to show how a poorly governed country is unable to protect its own people, to run an economy, to try to offer legitimate paths to better futures for people. so we are trying to build up the government and...
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the killings in cambodia, the killings in rwanda, the killings in bosnia, the killings in darfur -- they shock our conscience, but they are the awful extreme of a spectrum of ignorance and intolerance that we see every day; the bigotry that says another person is less than my equal, less than human. these are the seeds of hate that we cannot let take root in our heart. "never again" is a challenge to reject hatred in all of its forms -- including anti- semitism, which has no place in a civilized world. and today, just steps from where he gave his life protecting this place, we honor the memory of officer stephen tyrone johns, whose family joins us today. "never again" is a challenge to defend the fundamental right of free people and free nations to exist in peace and security -- and that includes the state of israel. and on my visit to the old warsaw ghetto, a woman looked me in the eye, and she wanted to make sure america stood with israel. she said, "it's the only jewish state we have." and i made her a promise in that solemn place. i said i will always be there for israel. so when eff
the killings in cambodia, the killings in rwanda, the killings in bosnia, the killings in darfur -- they shock our conscience, but they are the awful extreme of a spectrum of ignorance and intolerance that we see every day; the bigotry that says another person is less than my equal, less than human. these are the seeds of hate that we cannot let take root in our heart. "never again" is a challenge to reject hatred in all of its forms -- including anti- semitism, which has no place in...
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investments in global health in places like rwanda and tanzania. second, our feed the future program, the president's signature effort to advance food security around the world, is predicated on the point that it is cheaper and smarter to help countries learn to feed themselves then to address riots that results from food insecurity. this is an area where we have changed the way we were -- work to focus on results, focus our investments on those countries that are taking on reforms to ensure they can be successful, and rework more actively in partnership with the private sector to stretch taxpayer dollars even further. we have seen import results in places like bangladesh and tanzania, where food production is up and the number of people and number of children who are chronically hungry has gone down. we've implemented new partnerships with pepsi in ethiopia, walmart in central america that are reaching tens of thousands of families and stretching u.s. tax dollars even further and achieving results. these accounts help us deal with food emergencies
investments in global health in places like rwanda and tanzania. second, our feed the future program, the president's signature effort to advance food security around the world, is predicated on the point that it is cheaper and smarter to help countries learn to feed themselves then to address riots that results from food insecurity. this is an area where we have changed the way we were -- work to focus on results, focus our investments on those countries that are taking on reforms to ensure...
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my favorite moment from the clinton administration is when asked why they did not do anything about rwanda, they said they were too busy with bosnia, and the question was busy doing what? this is not the first administration to have the feeling that they're not eager to get into this. i think the trajectory they are on is that they're ultimately going to intervene. if the president does not want to intervene, he really should not say president assad must go. that rhetoric ultimately leads to action. because of the timing, we might not get action when we want it. >> if it gets more difficult to longer you wait, too. >> because lives have been lost in the interim. >> i am a little more skeptical, maybe, then you two, about the idea that we will intervene in syria. i think the circumstances in libya, my reading of that was the europeans were so far out in front, the british and the french want to do something, a no-fly zone, and the president said everyone is telling me that it will not matter much, and if we do this, we have to do this the right way, so the stars are aligned in the backdrop
my favorite moment from the clinton administration is when asked why they did not do anything about rwanda, they said they were too busy with bosnia, and the question was busy doing what? this is not the first administration to have the feeling that they're not eager to get into this. i think the trajectory they are on is that they're ultimately going to intervene. if the president does not want to intervene, he really should not say president assad must go. that rhetoric ultimately leads to...
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we trail countries like belarus, macedonia and rwanda. now, isn't that lovely? america should not be a place where people wait for a government handout check. instead, they should get a paycheck for working. individual achievement used to be celebrated in this country, but the administration seems to punish success. and what does the government do when individuals are successful? the government punishes them with taxes. according to the collectivists, wealth was created by government and so it belongs to everybody. sound a lot like statism to me, madam speaker. the idea that citizens should be beholden to the government for everything and government is worshiped as the savior of us all. that is not the american philosophy. so the policy is under the statist, tax them to death. you heard the statement, madam speaker. if something is moving, regulate it. if it stops moving, subsidize it. government is doing all of the above to businesses in this country. and government is also overtaxing those small businesses, keeping 23 million americans from finding jobs. madam
we trail countries like belarus, macedonia and rwanda. now, isn't that lovely? america should not be a place where people wait for a government handout check. instead, they should get a paycheck for working. individual achievement used to be celebrated in this country, but the administration seems to punish success. and what does the government do when individuals are successful? the government punishes them with taxes. according to the collectivists, wealth was created by government and so it...
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had the good fortune to travel at the request of and sponsorship of care and the gates foundation to rwanda and to the condo last august. he cared about children greatly. he cared about education. he cared about people and was very upset some years back when don imus, the radio shock jock, said some wrongful things about the rutgers women's basketball team that cost mr. imus his position. and that brings me to what i was going to speak about today. yesterday, i mentioned that i slept well on my sleep number bed and i slept well on my sleep number bed last night because they canceled their advertising on the rush limbaugh show. i mention that advertisers are accessories to the crime when radio people go too far and destroy someone's character or make libel statements. limbaugh did that when he called sandra some names, said she did some things that were wrong and totally wrong. 11 advertisers have pulled their advertising because they don't want to be accessories to such conduct, and talk radio has gone way over the top in this country and doing everything for ratings and money. it came to m
had the good fortune to travel at the request of and sponsorship of care and the gates foundation to rwanda and to the condo last august. he cared about children greatly. he cared about education. he cared about people and was very upset some years back when don imus, the radio shock jock, said some wrongful things about the rutgers women's basketball team that cost mr. imus his position. and that brings me to what i was going to speak about today. yesterday, i mentioned that i slept well on my...
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i only need to speak the word rwanda and the images it conjures are beyond description. in my box tonight is ernestine, a woman, a friend, a mother like myself, whom i met in kigali. she suffered unimaginable horrors and was made to watch appalling havoc wreaked on her family. yet, as the violence in her country subsides, she doesn't seek retribution -- instead, she offers love and seeks reconciliation for her people. she says, simply, "it's time to move on for me and my country." ernestine, would you please stand up? [applause] your courage is humbling. your forgiveness is healing. you are my hero. [applause] forgiveness is not just a personal issue: it's why john led the effort to normalize relations with vietnam to retrieve the remains of our mia's, to bring closure to both sides. that's leadership - national leadership. and it's leading by example. [applause] the presidential contest will begin in earnest when this convention closes. if americans want straight talk and the plain truth they should take a good close look at john mccain, a man tested and true, who's nev
i only need to speak the word rwanda and the images it conjures are beyond description. in my box tonight is ernestine, a woman, a friend, a mother like myself, whom i met in kigali. she suffered unimaginable horrors and was made to watch appalling havoc wreaked on her family. yet, as the violence in her country subsides, she doesn't seek retribution -- instead, she offers love and seeks reconciliation for her people. she says, simply, "it's time to move on for me and my country."...